Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

The newest member in the samsung galaxy family is samsung galaxy s4. it is similar to samsung galaxy s3 but have many new features which can surely attract the population.

Introduction

As the Galaxy S counter flips another digit, Samsung has hopes of getting an even tighter grip on the smartphone market, and reasserting its Android dominance. With two of the main rivals enjoying a head-start to the market, the Samsung Galaxy S4 would need to be something special to quickly erase their lead. Not to mention, it's looked upon to match, and outdo, its predecessor. And by the first impressions of the smartphone, that might be not be as tall an order as it sounds.

Specification:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE (market dependent)
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	2013, March
	Status	Available. Released 2013, April

BODY	Dimensions	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- TouchWiz UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Exynos 5 Octa 5410
	CPU	Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	PowerVR SGX 544MP3
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	White Frost, Black Mist
		- Wireless charging (market dependent) - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll - Air gestures - Dropbox (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
	Stand-by	(2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
	Talk time	(2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 62 h

MISC	SAR US	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)

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Main disadvantages

• Design is a bit played out by now
• Hyperglaze finish doesn't feel as premium as aluminum on HTC One or glass on Xperia Z
• No FM radio
• Video recording is slightly worse than on the Galaxy S III; FOV in video is pretty narrow
• Shared camera interface makes framing tricky

It contains some special features which surely attract the peoples.

• Slim and powerful

There are two models of Galaxy S4. In India, Samsung is selling the Galaxy S4 powered by Exynos 5 Octa, an 8-core processor. The US and several other markets, especially those with 4G availability, have got the Galaxy S4 that is powered by Qualcomm's S600 chip.

We are reviewing the Indian version of the Galaxy S4.

In terms of design, the Galaxy S4 is an evolutionary successor to the Galaxy S3. It looks similar but when you pick it up, it feels different. The material used to build the outer shell of the phone is glossy plastic. But the device looks better than the Galaxy S3. Galaxy S4 uses a plastic back cover that has a fine diamond-shaped pattern. This gives the phone a more premium finish. In terms of look and feel, the plastic in Galaxy S4 is no match for the fine aluminium alloy used to make device like the HTC One and the iPhone 5.

The Galaxy S4 is world's first phone using an 8-core processor. But only four cores can be used at a time.  The CPU cores are aided in their job by 2GB (low power) DDR3 RAM and PowerVR 543MP3 graphics chip. In a demanding benchmark like 3D Mark Ice Storm it scores 10,164 points, ahead of any other smartphone. This is over 1000 more than what HTC One manages.

In India, the Galaxy S4 will be available with only 16GB storage, of which only 8.82GB is available to user. This is too low but users do have an option to add a microSD card of up to 64GB. The rear camera can shoot images in 13 mega pixels while the front camera is capable of taking 2MP images.

The Galaxy S4 has an AMOLED screen, which shows rich colours and has fantastic contrast. With a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels it is razor sharp. Watching high-resolution films is especially a great experience on this screen. The outdoor visibility is good, though under direct sunlight we wished the screen could have been brighter.

New Samsung Galaxy S4 Price in India is Rs 41500.  AS ON www.snapdeal.com/samsung-galaxy-s4

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